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Hideous Creatures

Hideous Creatures

1993 1h 20mHorrorScience FictionComedy

Dr. Rottenberg, the greatest Martian scientist, comes to Planet Earth to make preparations for a wild invasion involving re-animated Earth bodies, Martian zombies and teenagers playing in the woods. Criaturas Hediondas is one of the first Brazilian Shot On Video (SOV) to have national distribution via VHS tapes that were marketed in stands at grindcore, death metal and punks shows, becoming a reference (at the time) in the national underground. The video was filmed with a VHS camera and mounted from video to video, in an analog way.

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Synopsis

Dr. Rottenberg, the greatest Martian scientist, comes to Planet Earth to make preparations for a wild invasion involving re-animated Earth bodies, Martian zombies and teenagers playing in the woods. Criaturas Hediondas is one of the first Brazilian Shot On Video (SOV) to have national distribution via VHS tapes that were marketed in stands at grindcore, death metal and punks shows, becoming a reference (at the time) in the national underground. The video was filmed with a VHS camera and mounted from video to video, in an analog way.

Behind it

Petter BaiestorfPetter BaiestorfDirectorE.B. ToniolliE.B. ToniolliWriterLeandro dal CeroLeandro dal CeroCinematography

Cast

E.B. ToniolliE.B. ToniolliDr. Rottenberg
Petter BaiestorfPetter BaiestorfIgor
Ronald KojoroskiRonald KojoroskiCriança
Odair MassollaOdair MassollaFotógrafo
Leomar WazlawickLeomar WazlawickCaçador
Marcos BraunMarcos Braunfilho do fazendeiro
Alfredo DeBortolliAlfredo DeBortolliHannsmorgue
Flavio LunardelliVítima
Jackson BasseggioVítima
Emerson NagelPrisioneiro

Director

Petter Baiestorf

Writers

Petter Baiestorf, E.B. Toniolli

Release date

18 Nov 1993

Runtime

1h 20m

Studio

Canibal Filmes

Language

Portuguese

Country

Brazil

Hideous Creatures Collection

Hideous Creatures and his sequel are the first two feature films by Canibal Filmes, directed by Petter Baiestorf

Hideous Creatures

Dr. Rottenberg, the greatest Martian scientist, comes to Planet Earth to make preparations for a wild invasion involving re-animated Earth bodies, Martian zombies and teenagers playing in the woods. Criaturas Hediondas is one of the first Brazilian Shot On Video (SOV) to have national distribution via VHS tapes that were marketed in stands at grindcore, death metal and punks shows, becoming a reference (at the time) in the national underground. The video was filmed with a VHS camera and mounted from video to video, in an analog way.

2.5

Hideous Creatures

1993

Hideous Creatures 2

The day after the carnage initiated by the Martian scientist, a fleet of spacecraft from Mars is called upon to invade Earth, but Dr. Rottenberg's plans are hampered by two NASA officials, Detective Johnson and Dr. Nagib, called in to investigate. the case.

2.5

Hideous Creatures 2

1994

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